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Genetic basis of respiratory distress syndrome.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Jan 2007
Hallman Mikko, Haataja Ritva
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a multifactorial developmental disease caused by lung immaturity and presenting as high-permeability lung edema ("hyaline membrane disease"). It is characterized by a transient deficiency of alveolar surfactant during the first week of life. During the first...
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